Editor’s Note: The National Motorists Association and the Alliance for Toll-free Interstates or ATFI are in agreement about tolls. ATFI recently emailed this newsletter out to supporters, outlining the latest tolling in America news from the summer and fall of 2019. The NMA has permission to repost its email newsletter in the Driving in America […]
20 Blog Posts From the VMT Tag
Driving in America: Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates Update
November 8, 2019
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Technology, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion, VMT
War on Cars Watch for October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
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ACLU, Bicycle, BLACK BOX, BREATHALYZER, CELL PHONE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI/DWI, FHWA, Fuel, Insurance Companies, Lane Courtesy, Mass Transit, NHTSA, NMA, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Diets, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO, VMT, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is notated […]
The Road User Charge by Any Other Name: NMA E-Newsletter #555
September 2, 2019
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Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS TRACKING, Infrastructure, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road User Charge, VMT, VMT Tax
We recently completed a series of newsletters (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) about the renewed calls for levying a set of surcharges–or thinly disguised taxes–on motorists to help rescue the Federal Highway Trust Fund. National calls are picking up in momentum for the implementation of a system of travel fees layered on top […]
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 3—Regional and Local Efforts: NMA E-Newsletter #551
August 5, 2019
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Electric Vehicle, Fuel, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, PRIVACY, Road User Charge, SAFETY, Technology, VMT, VMT Tax
In Parts One and Two of this series, Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we explored what is happening on the national level and in Congress respectively. Road User Charges (RUC) are also called Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax (VMT) or Mileage-Based User Fees (MBUF). A number of states are experimenting […]
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 2—Congress: NMA E-Newsletter #550
July 29, 2019
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DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL ROAD, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax
Last week, in Part one of Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we examined the efforts of various groups that are currently pushing road user fees onto the American public. (A road user charge or RUC is also commonly referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax […]
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